Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-15
L0OSED FROM JAIL.
THE PATRIOT PRISONERS AT LARGE
FOR TIE PRESENT.
The Writ Of the United States Supreme
Court Served Upon the Mar
shall Here.

Yesterday Messrs. Ayers, Scott, and
McCabe spent the day quietly at the
jail, where they were visited by Colonel
Gordon, Hon. H. W. Flournoy, F. G..
Rufin, A. w. Harman, Mr.. Lewis, and
others.
Mr.. Norman Y. Randolph drove down
to the Jail and sent Major Scott bas-
ket of flowers and fruit.
THE WRIT SERVED.
Marshal Nicolay, of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, arrived in
the city on the fast mail and served the
three writs of hd6cds corpus upon
Marshal Scott. AS soon as the writs
we're served Marshal Scott informed
Attorney General Ayers and Messrs.
Scott and McCabe that they were free
to 60 where they desired in the city
until Sunday evening, when they are
to meet him at the train and 60 to
Washington so that the Marshal may
make return to the writs of hGbeQs
coTpus
TIE RETURNS
In making return to writs of habcas
corpus the body Of the prisoner must
be produced in person. and no mere
constructive presence will suffice, so the
Marshal will have the gentlemen in the
Supreme Court when it sits on Mon
day.
THEY PACK Up.
After they were informed that they
could have the freedom Of the city,
Me.srs. Ayers, Scott, and McCabe re-
turned to the jail, packed their yalises,
and went up to the Exchange Hotel,
where they will stop until Sunday
evening.
The gentlemen shook hands cordially
with the prison officials upon leaving,
and thanked them cordially for their
many acts Of courtesy and attention.
The gentlemen were seen last eve
ming in the lobby OF the hotel, where
they were surrounded with friends
anxious to shake them by the hand.
A CAPITALISTS VISIT.
William d. Jones, Esq, q wealthy
capitalist from Philadelphia, Pa, came
to the city yesterday to see Attorney
General Ayers upon important business
connected with his large landed inte-
rests in Southwest Virginia. Mr.. Jones
stopped at the Exchange Hotel and
drove down to the jail and spent two or
three hoIrs in consultation with Mr..
Ayers. He rendered Mr. Ayers any
assistance in his poweI and assured
bim that the case was attracting serio IS
attention outside Of the State.
SHOULDN'T WE HAVE oONKLINa?
These habcas-cOrpus cases, as now
arranged, will be argued before the
United States Supreme Court by
Mefsrs. ". w. Gordol, Charles V.
Meredith, and John Randolph Tucker
able men, good lawyers all-but the
suggestion comes from a quarter enti-
tied torespect that it would be well to
employ to assist them some one who
can fix in the northern mind the mag
nitude o; the issues involved. II Mr..
Conkling or some lsWye- Of his stand
ing could be secured to assist the Yir-
ginia counsel it would not OILY help to
impress the court, but would probably
excite throughout the Union pdblic
interest which would bo beneficial in
many ways. This is to be turning
point in the construction of the Con-
stitution, ard oil the States and all the
people sho1ld be mado aware Of the
gravity Of the issue.
FOR TIE MARSHAL.
II is understood that upon the ret1rn
Of the writ the Marshal will be reDre-
sented 10y Solicitor jerks, and Attorney
General Garland has consented fo; Mr..
Royal to appear as associate counsel.
Exactly how such a move can be
made does not yeS clearly appear, but
if some day in December or January
can be agreed upon fot argument, 1t
will suit the prisoners very well, as by
that time, probably, the vacancy on
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